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Special Forces - Green Beret

Do you possess boundless ideas and creativity and always think of new ways to organize and strategize? Warfare today has new rules and calls for a different type of Soldier, a new warrior. You need to be mentally superior and creative, highly trained and physically tough. Alone and part of a team, you will work in diverse conditions, act as a diplomat, get the job done in hostile situations and, sometimes establish residence in a foreign country for months. Green Beret Soldiers are part of the Army's Special Forces (SF)--the Army's most specialized experts in Unconventional Warfare.

Qualifications
To become part of the Army's Green Berets, you need to be mentally and physically tough. To qualify you must be able to endure difficult training and face challenges head on. You must also:

Be a male, age 18-30 (Special Forces positions are not open to women)

Be a U.S. citizen

Be a high school diploma graduate

Achieve a General Technical score of 110 or higher and a combat operation score of 98 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).

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